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prayer and worship
Articles on prayer and worship: daily prayer, baptism, the Hajj and the Kaaba. Read them here.
9 articles carry this tag.
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Jonah and the fish: one prophet in three books
Jonah in the Hebrew Bible, the Gospels and the Qur’an: a reluctant prophet, a fish, and the one city that repented in…
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The Tigris and Euphrates: rivers of the Mandaeans
The Tigris and Euphrates in Genesis and in Mandaean belief: living water, baptism in the river, and the Mandaeans of Iraq today.
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Kairouan: the holy city of the Maghreb
Kairouan, the oldest Muslim city of the Maghreb: its founding in 670, the Great Mosque of ʿUqbah, and its scholars.
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Christian pilgrimage: Santiago, Lourdes and Fátima
Christian pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Lourdes and Fátima: the apostle James, the Marian shrines, and Mary’s rank in the Qur’an.
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Patmos and Mount Athos: the holy places of Orthodoxy
Patmos, the island of the Book of Revelation, and Mount Athos, the monastic republic of Orthodoxy, with the Qur’an’s praise of night…
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The Kaaba: who built it, and its history
Who built the Kaaba? The Qur’an’s account of Abraham and Ishmael, and the history of the House from the Quraysh to the…
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The stations of the Hajj: Minā, ʿArafāt and Muzdalifah
From Makkah to Minā, ʿArafāt and Muzdalifah and back: the stations of the Hajj, day by day, and the call to Abraham…
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Masbuta: baptism in running water
How the Mandaeans baptise: the running water, the priest, the myrtle wreath and the sacraments on the bank.
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Prayer across the Abrahamic traditions
Daily prayer in Judaism, Mandaeism, Christianity and Islam: times, forms and meanings.